Nela Zupka (9) travels to Karlovice in the Czech Republic every other summer to enjoy a nice vacation abroad and to see her family and friends.
“One of the biggest differences between Czech and America...
Most people are introduced to the idea of witches at a young age, usually around Halloween time and often accompanied by a pointed hat, a broom and a cauldron. But with a large community of people both...
After a long day at OHS, sophomore Beckett Wagener unloads stress by sitting in his desk chair, going on his computer and playing video games.
Wagener has been playing video games for about eight years,...
Imagine being anyone, everyone, possible. If taking on the person of a new character or using a pre-existing one sounds interesting, cosplaying is for you. Junior Alex Weibel is a cosplayer who enjoys...
Few people can say that they have done a two-week road trip across the country to visit many historic monuments and parks with aspirations of going even farther out of the country to Paris. Brooke Weiss,...
Christian Dirsa, a freshman at OHS, loves taking his bag and traveling. Ever since his family started taking him traveling to new places at a young age, he has continued to travel every year after that.
“I’ve...
Naia Banderman, a freshman at OHS, has been playing guitar since she was 13. Banderman's interest in guitar started at a young age and her progression in guitar has developed exponentially over the years.
“The...
Junior Madi Tatham took interest in cosmetology, then decided to take a leap of faith and try out the program herself at South Technical High School in Watson, Missouri.
“A couple of my friends...
Imagine—high school graduation is just around the corner. You earned a full-ride scholarship to your dream college and you are getting ready to start this new chapter of your life: adulthood.
Except...
OHS senior Katie Rohr has discovered the beauties and creative freedom that art has to offer. Since getting into art, she has created beautiful paintings and drawings. Though there are some ups and downs,...
In a room full of people being singled out just for walking in is Ezra Freeman, an OHS sophomore who was born in Guatemala.
“They (Marcia and Dave Freeman) adopted me on April 6, 2007,” Freeman...
With many students coming back from Spring Break, OHS is seeing lots of tan lines and highlights in people’s hair. For many, there is nothing like that post vacation glow when one comes back from break.
Some...
